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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) While Bollywood biggies may flaunt their newfound status as football team owners, superstar Shah Rukh Khan has revealed how he refused to be a part of the Indian Super League (ISL) for not being able to lay hands on the team from his beloved Kolkata.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Shah Rukh, who co-owns Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), expressed his regret about his inability to own the city franchise for the high-profile football tournament, which has stars like Abhishek Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and John Abraham as team co-owners.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;It&#39;s very unfortunate and sad for me...I very much wanted to be part of the ISL and own a football team. But there was no way that I would have Kolkata. And if I can&#39;t have Kolkata, then I am not playing football for any other city or state,&quot; Shah Rukh told media persons here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The actor, who is the brand ambassador of West Bengal, revealed how he tried to persuade people to allow him to bid for city Kolkata franchise, which eventually went to a consortium comprising, among others, former team India and KKR skipper Sourav Ganguly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Owned by Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd, the Kolkata franchise has been christened Atletico de Kolkata.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;I remember, I met everyone but could not get Kolkata. I was offered every other team but I said no I don&#39;t want it. If I don&#39;t get Kolkata as the football team, then I don&#39;t want to play football in my life,&quot; said Shah Rukh on a whirlwind trip to the city Wednesday to promote his latest Bollywood release &quot;Happy New Year&quot;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">A self-confessed football fan, Shah Rukh said he took to IPL because he was told the cricket league would subsequently diversify to football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;I took to IPL because I was told that it will later extend into soccer and I love football. If you love football, you have to play for Kolkata and no other city. All my love to Mumbai because I am from there, my love to Delhi because I was born there but the team to back is Kolkata,&quot; said Shah Rukh calling Kolkata his &#39;home town&#39;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">While sad at not to have owned it, Shah Rukh asserted the Kolkata team was in more deserving hands of Ganguly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;Even today when I was flying down here, I felt sad that I don&#39;t have Kolkata. But it is in better hands than me when Dada (Ganguly) is doing it. Dada is more deserving and I wish him and rest of the owners all the best and hope they win the championship.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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